that's not all, but it's a very important trait that separates the men from the boys
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BloodRaven
MVP
Barnett has a great bend he just needs a spin move imo, the funny thing is Solomon Thomas is a far superior athlete and cant do what Barnett does.
He could generate insane leverage too because of his height and strength, Doom was similar but nowhere near as strong.
If theyre flexible and explosive then thats a good base to work with, guys like Judon, Williams, Bowser have plus movement traits and can redirect and can develop moves and counters over time. We rarely pick early so we never have access to Millers and Macks.
we rarely pick early enough to select from the best pass rushers so we have to develop them.
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
Having Suggs all these years definitely influenced the way we draft edge rushers.
JoeyFlex5
Hall of Famer
I was clueless too until I learned how key that was. I’d say it’s the most important part of being a quality pass rusher, hard to block a guy when you’re 6’4+ and your mans pad level forces you to hold your arms down by your waist to reach him. Most successful rushes that come around the edge in the nfl aren’t just fast guys running past the OT, it takes a lot of flexibility, leverage, and balance.
And I always have and always will tell anyone to watch Derek Barnett’s college tape, he puts on a clinic on how to bend the edge every time, and he does it without speed. He consistently gets in close to the OT, gains his leverage, bench presses the OT and then dips down under the outside shoulder, he’s able to get inside the pocket a lot shallower than any speed rusher, speed rushers often need to extend their rush past the qb and work their way back up in the pocket, but if you can bend and flatten the edge like Derek Barnett you can cut that distance down considerably and break into the pocket without giving the qb room to step up.
cant find it either just a bold prediction thread
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
@DeVito52 Season is over.
We started slow
Week one was a fluke
Both units looked fantastic overall. That Emmanuel Sanders play was just a phenomenally good play by Sanders and the first TD.... well I am not mad at the defense for that. They were inside the ten.
Brandon Carr is a liability too but when Jimmy comes back, if he is 80% of the player we have last year and Henry and Pierce come back. Holy fuck this defense is going to be dominant.
We started slow
Week one was a fluke
Both units looked fantastic overall. That Emmanuel Sanders play was just a phenomenally good play by Sanders and the first TD.... well I am not mad at the defense for that. They were inside the ten.
Brandon Carr is a liability too but when Jimmy comes back, if he is 80% of the player we have last year and Henry and Pierce come back. Holy fuck this defense is going to be dominant.
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
What if Bisciotti's cunning plan is to bring them together as a HC and DC?
damn, I don't think there is one, but Kenny Young would be on @Edgar 's.
Willbacker
Ravens Ring of Honor
You know for some reason I'm wondering why some players we put on a 1st name basis. I mean we have Joe and Jimmy as of now but we used to have Ray, Ed and Tyrod in the past but I noticed I couldn't stop calling Kenny Young Kenny. Get him Kenny. Kenny got him. I hope that's a good sign.
DeVito52
Ravens Ring of Honor
Lol I feel like I call most players by their first name. It really just depends on their name. If their first name is too common I call them their last name, if their last name is too common i call them the last name. Judon instead of Matt, Tavon instead of Young, Kenny, CJ goes both ways for me, etc. Whatever is easier for everyone to know who I’m talking about
Charm City
Pro Bowler
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this or thought about it recently, but with yesterday's game, Suggs is tied for 15th all-time in sacks with 128. If he continues to play like he did yesterday, I would not be surprised if he finished the season with at least 135, which puts him at 11th all-time. If he can hit 142 before he retires, he will have the 6th most in NFL history. I hope he stays next year because I would love for him to achieve that as a raven.
That's assuming you are still allowed to sack a QB next year; at this point glaring at a QB too hard will draw a flag for roughing the passer by next year.
Tank
Hall of Famer
The way he looked against Cinci I'll be happy if he makes it to the bye. lol
Tank
Hall of Famer
Ravens are the first team in NFL history to score 12 TDs from their first 12 trips to the red zone. Nice!
https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/how-the-ravens-have-made-history-with-their-red-zone-success
https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/how-the-ravens-have-made-history-with-their-red-zone-success
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
Remember.
Crabtree=new Maclin
John Brown = new Wallace
Willie Snead= new Campanaro
Not much of an upgrade across the board(even with Crabtree's occasional drops he's ten times the receiver Maclin was)
DeVito52
Ravens Ring of Honor
Our seasons over. Cut that bum ass Flacco already he sucks
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
Who knows whether it's a good sign - how did you call Breshad, Matt (Elam) and Art (Brown)?
gtalk12
Ravens Ring of Honor
its a reference to andy benoist who said this during the offseason